Editing Methodist Protestant Church (section)

{{short description|Methodist denomination in the U.S.}}
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{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name = Methodist Protestant Church
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|main_classification = [[Methodism]] 
|orientation = [[Holiness movement]]
|theology = [[Wesleyan theology|Wesleyan]]
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|founder = [[John Wesley]]
|founded_date = 1828
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|separated_from = [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1828)
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|associations = [[American Council of Christian Churches]], [[International Council of Christian Churches]]
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|congregations = 42
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|website = [http://www.themethodistprotestantchurch.org/ themethodistprotestantchurch.org]
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The '''Methodist Protestant Church''' ('''MPC''') is a [[Methodism|Methodist]] denomination of Christianity that is based in the [[United States]]. It was formed in 1828 by former members of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], being [[Wesleyanism|Wesleyan]] in doctrine and worship, but adopting [[Congregational church|congregational]] governance.

A majority of the Methodist Protestants merged with the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] in 1939, and for that reason, the historic Methodist Protestant Church is regarded as one of the predecessors of the present-day [[United Methodist Church]].{{sfn|Melton|2018 |p=}}{{page missing|date=October 2024}} The Mississippi MPC delegation to the 1939 Uniting Conference withdrew from the proceedings, due to worries about developing liberal elements within the UMC; most of the congregations in the Mississippi conference reorganized and  continued as the Methodist Protestant Church in name, doctrine and practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themethodistprotestantchurch.org/about-us/ |title=About Us |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=MPC official website |publisher= |access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref> 

In 2024, the MPC headquarters are in [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themethodistprotestantchurch.org/ |title=MPC |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=MPC official website |publisher= |access-date=2024-06-06}}</ref>

As of 2008, the MPC consists of 42 churches in the United States, located in [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Oklahoma]] and a mission conference in the country of [[Belize]].